US, Biden elects Native Americans in government: first time

Published on: 12/17/2020 9:31 PM

US President-elect Joe Biden will appoint Native American Deb Haaland, a Democratic Representative from New Mexico, to head the ministry that deals with federal land and natural resource conservation, as well as programs for ethnic minorities. American media reports. It is the first time that a Native American has joined the American government.

Citing three well-informed sources, CNN confirms that Haaland would have been chosen by Biden as Secretary of the Interior. To his credit, the fact that he has “spent his career fighting for all Americans, including tribal nations, rural communities, and communities of color,” explains a source.

Yesterday the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, supported his candidacy, saying that he “knows the territory” and “if you are the choice of the president-elect for the secretary of the Interior, then you will have made an excellent choice.”